Football Preview: Linton-Stockton Miners vs. Greencastle Tiger Cubs
The Linton-Stockton Miners will venture away from home to take on the Greencastle Tiger Cubs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Linton-Stockton sitting on six straight wins and Greencastle on three.
Linton-Stockton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 38-6 victory over South Vermillion. With the Miners ahead 22-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Jesse Voigtschild, who rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended three passes. Another player making a difference was Braylon Mcbride, who threw for 123 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
Linton-Stockton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Linton-Stockton's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Paul Oliver with two.
Meanwhile, Greencastle got the win against Brown County on Friday by a conclusive 50-24. Considering the Tiger Cubs have won four matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Linton-Stockton pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Greencastle, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6.
Everything came up roses for Linton-Stockton against Greencastle in their previous matchup back in September, as the squad secured a 46-14 win. Will Linton-Stockton repeat their success, or does Greencastle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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